Improvement in the means for fastening buttons



F.. anton. Means for Fastening Buttnns.

N0. 143,891. v Patented Oct. 21,1873.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IsAAO E. EATON, or BROOKLYN, NEw YORK, AssieNoE To HIMsELE AND EDWINBOLIIHO, OF SAME PLAGE.

- IMPROVEMENT |N THE MEANS FOR FAsTENlNe BUTTONS.

Specification formingpart of Letters Patent No. 143,891, wdated October21, 1873 application filed March 24, 1873.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC F. EATON, of

Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented anImproved Means for Fastening Buttons, of which the following is aspecication:

This inventlon consists in the combination 4of a button having its shankflattened parallel or approximately parallel with its face, and

a metallic ribbon fitting in a gullet formed for its reception in theboot, shoe, or other article to which the button is to be attached,whereby projections are obviated, and great facility is afforded forattaching the buttons and renewing them whenever necessary; and,moreover,

' should the article to which the buttons are fastened t too tightly atany point, the adja cent buttons may be removed and others having longershanks may be substituted for them to relieve the tightness.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a perspective view of a shoehaving its buttons fastened by means of my invention. Fig. 2 is asectional view, showing more particularly the mode of fastening thebuttons; and Fig.

3 is a perspective view of one of the buttons there is formed a gullet,c, by doubling over or sewing two pieces of leather together. In theouter sides of this gullet, at regular intervals, are slitsrs, throughwhich the loops of the button-Shanks are inserted into it. A metallicribbon, C, thin enough to be pliant, is inserted into this gullet fromthe outer end, and is threaded through the loops of the butt-ons.

Though shown in connection lwith a shoe, this invention is applicable toall garments and articles on which buttons are used.

By this means the buttons are very securely fastened to the shoe orgarment, and withal can be readily detached, when desirable, to renewthem. All projections on the inside of a garment are obviated, so thatshould it fit ever so tight the person will not be affected unpleasantlyby the buttons. Moreover, should it be desirable to let out a garment atany point, the buttons maybe removed, and others with longer shanks besubstituted for them.

The metallic ribbon may easily be bent to conform to the curved edge ofa garment when ever necessary.

What I claim as my invention is The combination of the button having itsshank ilattened parallel, or approximately parallel, to its face, andthe metallic ribbon, substantially as and for the purpose herein setforth.

ISAAC F. EATON.

Witnesses MICHAEL RYAN, FEED. HArNEs.

